USA: Old State Capitol, Springfield, Illinois

Today, I received a card from Illinois, USA

The Old State Capitol State Historic Site in Springfield is the fifth capitol building built for the US state of Illinois. It was the site of candidacy announcement by Abraham Lincoln in 1858 and Barack Obama in 2007.

A bill introduced by Abraham Lincoln was passed, resulting in the Capitol of Illinois being moved from Vandalia to Springfield on July 4th, 1839, making Springfield the sixth capitol of the state. The Capitol was completed in 1863 and cost $260,000. The also was the site where Lincoln delivered his famous "House Divided" address.

<Postcrossing ID: US-3798975>

Also :) Look on wikipedia's photo and tell me what you think about the postcard :)
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_State_Capitol_State_Historic_Site_(Illinois)>


:: WalaGemini 01/20/2016

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